It’s Party Time At The FunWhole Factory House Of Music (F9068)!

If there’s one place every City needs, it has got to be a Club, right? The most happening place in town, the go-to hangout spot, catch up with friends and boogie the night away!

FunWhole (LumiBricks) have filled that void with the Factory House Of Music (F9068). It’s an old fashioned American Factory that’s been converted to a hollow shell but filled with a stage, dance floor and lights. That’s right, lights come as standard in all FunWhole sets, the Club wouldn’t be what it is without lights and a moving dance floor.

The box is perhaps the most overlooked part of any set, sure it’s the first thing you see, but beyond that it’s not recognised again. FunWhole produces premium feeling boxes that have stunning designs on them, although the back is lacking insight into what exactly is included, the front is where it’s at.

Inside the box you’ll find 11 numbered bags, 3 instruction manuals, 2 ‘F’ bags and a bright orange box that contains the lights and other accessories. Again the premium feel is continued with the manuals being exceptionally high quality and well laid out, it’s such a joy to build a FunWhole set.

Unlike other brands, FunWhole packs their boxes to the brim, there’s hardly any space, which is good as it limits the packaging need and helps the environment – if you can look past the plastic bags of course.

The bright orange box is a staple of all newer FunWhole sets, it’s packed with cables, LEDs, accessories and a battery pack or two. Cracking this inner box open is a joy as the little paper bags peek out and the real excitement begins. Combine these with the specialist bricks and you have one hell-of-a-ride ahead of you. I still get giddy at the thought of installing cables and lights as I build, FunWhole have made it exceptionally straightforward, their instructions are the best on the market by far.

It’s wise to test the kits before hand, which I never do, as one or two may be damaged and it’s best to start the free replacement service off as early as possible so your building experience isn’t hindered. In the many sets I’ve had fro FunWhole, I’ve only had one cable break on me, which is good going.

The build starts off with the base, as always. I opted to build mine on a standard, thinner, baseplate as I’ll eventually slide this one into my Cityscape. FunWhole use the slightly thicker plates which are sturdier but also don’t match the leading brands Modular plates.

The first bag is chock-a-block with pieces and makes a massive portion of the build. It also contains the most mechanical section a FunWhole has ever had, well at least from the ones I’ve built. Using a lot of gears, pins and rods, the Dance Floor is made and slot in place, it’s just one of the many play features in the set and a much needed one. Sections of the floor move up & down at alternate times, giving the effect the figures are Dancing. It works incredibly well and is a much needed part of the set, it is a Club after all.

The bags after that focus more on the structure and integrity of the Factory, buulind up walls, the large front doors and the roof. Along the way the backdrop is constructed where a series of large tiles are placed to give the audience something to look at behind the DJ or performong act. This can be slid out and swapped for your smart device, essentially turning it into an interactive element. I opted for a Laser Show I found on YouTube, perfect for a hip Club.

The bi-fold doors at the front can swing open to allow our hands access to pose and take photos inside the Club. Hinged in the left and in the centre, they fold back in these in a very satisfying way. No cables are damaged in this movement, thanks to the specialist bricks and the channels running along the bottom of the door.

A side wall pops off too, again allowing you to access the inner workings. The section simply slides in and out, slotting into pre-built grooves on the side of smaller bricks. This section is covered in window panes and graffiti, tieing nicely into FunWhole sets previously released such as the Skate Shop and Record Store.

This it what FunWhole do best, the lights are a staple of any and every set, but their attention to detail and play features are second to none. Implementing flappy bits, slidey bits and many more into these Street Fusion and Town Life themes. We’ve mentioned lights a few times already but this next section will be dedicated to it, so continue reading.

FunWhole will soon become LumiBricks, so the aspect of lights will finally be in their name. There isn’t any word yet on them changing anything fundamentally so we can assume the sets, bricks and lights kits will stay the same, I sure hope so!

Inside the bright orange box of goodies you’ll find numbered paper bags, tweezers, a time headed screwdriver and safety guidelines. Inside the paper bags are the cables, LEDs, special plates & panels and more (depending on the set). In this set you get the contents photographed below just in bag 1 alone – this is a considerably big set that has a lot of lights.

The circular disc LEDs on the left (above) are placed under the Dance Floor, these are both bright and give off amazing soft light when under a transparent plate. Each floor panal has light passing through it thanks to just 2 of these discs, that’s how bright they are.

There is a choice of power supply too, either with the supplied battery pack, which takes 3 AA batteries, or via a USB mains plug. For review purposes we always opt for the battery pack, as it give you a great idea of how it all looks with the included pieces.

As I’ve said many times, the specialist bricks, plates and fancy pieces are a godsend, they make the while process painless and so efficient. Above is a selection of pieces used in the Twilight Motel set I built awhile ago. It showcases the wide array of parts used in this set, the one mentioned and pretty much all FunWhole sets.

The figures next, and what can I say? As usual they won’t be used by myself ofter the reveiw process, but I do admit they are growing on me – their cheeky little mis-shapen faces are odd but cute at the same time, the phrase “only a mother could love it” comes to mind.

One thing that FunWhole has going for them is the designs and prints are spot on and so crisp and detailed. The only reason they receive any sort of rating at the end of the review is due solely on the printing of the figures. The lower half of the score is the construction of them, why or why do we have to connect the arms and hands, it’s so fiddly!

Overall the FunWhole Factory House Of Music (F9068) set is a must get, especially if you own a City. It’s affordable, coming in at just £125/$165, a half the price of the leading brand and 10x better (in my personal opinion).

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